Microsoft boots Chinese firm for leaking exploit

Computerworld Security: May 04, 2012
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Microsoft boots Chinese firm for leaking exploit

Microsoft identified a Chinese security partner as the source of a leak last
March in its highly restricted vulnerability information-sharing program.
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7 Simple Truths About Tiering Your Data

Dealing with the explosion of extreme data means more than containing it all.
It's about determining what data is most useful to your business and where
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data into "content" while keeping protection high and costs low.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Microsoft plans big May patch slate for next week
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7985677/823929835/562197/0/

2. Mobile experts disagree on who should protect privacy
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7985677/823929835/562198/0/

3. The 10 worst Web application-logic flaws that hackers love to abuse
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A Scalable Approach To SMB Data Protection

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solution for SMBs with limited resources.

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Microsoft plans big May patch slate for next week

Microsoft today said it would ship seven security updates next week, three
critical, to patch 23 bugs in Windows, Office and its Silverlight and .Net
development platforms.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7985677/823929835/562197/0/

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Handling the Surge of Personal Mobile Devices

The consumerization of mobile devices, also known as BYOD (Bring Your Own
Device), is unstoppable. Get tips to embrace this movement without compromising
security. Learn how lightweight security agents can secure user-owned mobile
devices without device-side signature files that can degrade performance.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7985677/823929835/562201/0/

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Mobile experts disagree on who should protect privacy

Users of mobile apps need more information about the ways those apps use their
personal information, a group of experts agreed Thursday, but they didn't agree
on who is most responsible for protecting user privacy.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7985677/823929835/562198/0/

The 10 worst Web application-logic flaws that hackers love to abuse

Hackers are always hunting to find business-logic flaws, especially on the Web,
in order to exploit weaknesses in online ordering and other processes. NT
OBJECTives, which validates Web application security, says these are the top 10
business-logic flaws they see all the time.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7985677/823929835/562199/0/



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Omissions from the feature set of Windows RT are leaving analysts increasingly
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